 General Secretary To Lam speaks at the forum (Photo: Van Hieu/VOV) |
Speaking at the Vietnam-Russia business forum held in Moscow, the Party chief emphasized that promoting cooperation among businesses of the two sides plays an important role in implementing high-level agreements on socio-economic development. The two sides have important pillars of cooperation in energy, industry, science - technology and human resource training.
The Vietnamese leader expressed his hope that bilateral trade turnover will soon increase to match the potential and strengths of the two countries, noting businesses of the two countries play a major role in realising this task.
Lam suggested the two sides continue to strengthen and promote cooperation in economy-trade and investment, transport, e-commerce, and labour.
He also expected that Russia would create conditions for Vietnamese postgraduates to participate in research in areas where Russia has strengths such as nuclear and fundamental physics.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko noted that the main goal of bilateral cooperation between Vietnam and Russia is to develop specific projects and implement mutual investments that bring about practical results. He hoped that the two sides will continue to create a favourable environment for the activities of Russian and Vietnamese companies to invest in each other's markets.
 General Secretary To Lam witnesses the signing of 7 cooperation agreements between Vietnam and Russia. (Photo: Van Hieu/VOV) |
At the forum, representatives from the two countries witnessed the signing of seven cooperation agreements.
On this occasion, senior leaders of the two countries performed the button-pressing formality to inaugurate TH Group’s fresh milk processing factory in Kaluga oblast, about 100 km away from Moscow.